Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.16.15
येष्वमर परिवृढा: सह सुरललनाललामयूथपतय उपदेवगणैरुपगीयमानमहिमान: किल विहरन्ति ॥ १५ ॥
yeṣv amara-parivṛḍhāḥ saha sura-lalanā-lalāma-yūtha-pataya upadeva-gaṇair upagīyamāna-mahimānaḥ kila viharanti.
[yeshv amara-parivridhaah saha sura-lalanaa-lalaama-yootha-pataya upadeva-ganair upageeyamaana-mahimaanah kila viharanti.]
Word-for-word
yeṣu
—
in which
amara-parivṛḍhāḥ
—
the best of the demigods
saha
—
with
sura-lalanā
—
of the wives of all the demigods and semidemigods
lalāma
—
of those women who are like ornaments
yūtha-patayaḥ
—
the husbands
upadeva-gaṇaiḥ
—
by the semi-demigods (the Gandharvas)
upagīyamāna
—
being chanted
mahimānaḥ
—
whose glories
kila
—
indeed
viharanti
—
they enjoy sports.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yeṣv amara-parivṛḍhāḥ saha sura-lalanā-lalāma-yūtha-pataya upadeva-gaṇair upagīyamāna-mahimānaḥ kila viharanti.
yeṣu
in which
amara-parivṛḍhāḥ
the best of the demigods
saha
with
sura-lalanā
of the wives of all the demigods and semidemigods
lalāma
of those women who are like ornaments
yūtha-patayaḥ
the husbands
upadeva-gaṇaiḥ
by the semi-demigods (the Gandharvas)
upagīyamāna
being chanted
mahimānaḥ
whose glories
kila
indeed
viharanti
they enjoy sports.
The best of the demigods, along with their wives, who are like ornaments of heavenly beauty, meet together and enjoy within those gardens, while their glories are sung by lesser demigods known as Gandharvas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Groups of best of the devatās, along with their wives, enjoy within those gardens, while their glories are sung by upadevatās.
Parivṛddhāḥ means the best. Lalāma means ornament.
Personal Guidance
Demigods meet with their wives and Gandharvas sing their glories in heavenly gardens. Even higher worlds have their joys and their attendants. Don't let an austere imagination paint paradise as cold; the Lord has made it warm.
Reflection Questions
- Where is your image of higher worlds joyless because of your inherited austerity?
- What would it mean to imagine, even now, the joyful texture of devotional life lived fully?
My note
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